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Chapter - 5: Let's Make Coding Fun!

Sequences are used to generate unique numeric values in databases. A sequence is an Oracle object that can generate values in order on demand, making it useful for automatically populating primary keys. Sequences are independent objects that can be used with any table requiring unique IDs. The CREATE SEQUENCE syntax is used to define sequences by specifying options like the increment, starting value, minimum and maximum values, and whether it cycles or caches.

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Chapter - 5: Let's Make Coding Fun!

Sequences are used to generate unique numeric values in databases. A sequence is an Oracle object that can generate values in order on demand, making it useful for automatically populating primary keys. Sequences are independent objects that can be used with any table requiring unique IDs. The CREATE SEQUENCE syntax is used to define sequences by specifying options like the increment, starting value, minimum and maximum values, and whether it cycles or caches.

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CHAPTER -5

SEquEnCES

Let’s make coding fun!


SEQUENCES
A sequence is a set of integers 1, 2, 3, ... that are generated in order
on demand. Sequences are frequently used in databases because
many applications require each row in a table to contain a unique
value and sequences provide an easy way to generate them.
• Sequence is an Oracle Object that can generate numeric
values
• Sequence is an independent object and can be used with any
table that requires its output
SYNTAX
CREATE SEQUENCE <seq_name>
[INCREMENT BY <value>
START WITH<value>
MAXVALUE<val>/NOMAXVALUE
MINVALUE/NOMINVALUE
CYCLE/NOCYCLE
CACHE/NOCACHE
ORDER/NOORDER]’
EXAMPLE
CREATE SEQUENCE SEQ1
[INCREMENT BY 1
START WITH 1
MAXVALUE 9999999999
MINVALUE 1
CYCLE
ORDER];

COnCLuSIOn
In this chapter, we have covered all about Sequences and its
advantages in maintaining data in tables.

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